In yesterday's BBC consumer affairs programme, Fake Britain, several leading furniture and bed retailers were involved in an investigation into product compliance with the UK's stringent fire safety regulations for furniture. Products ...
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The bedding industry's rocky road continued in November, when units dipped 2.5% and the dollar value of bedding shipments declined 1.3%. The November results, which reflect the performance of 14 U.S. mattress producers accounting for a ...
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To prevent deaths and injuries to children, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has approved a new federal mandatory standard to improve the safety of bedside sleepers. The Commission voted unanimously (3 to 0) January 8, ...
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The new year will look a lot like the old year for the mattress industry. That's the inference from the most recent bedding forecasts issued by the International Sleep Products Assn., whose statistics committee convenes as a forecast ...
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Caution is required when using portable bed rails because they put people at risk for falling or becoming trapped, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns. Portable bed rails attach to a normal, adult-sized bed, often by sliding a ...
Winter can be a difficult time for people with allergies, but they can take steps to reduce their exposure to indoor triggers such as mold spores and dust mites, experts say. "During the winter, families spend more time indoors, exposing ...
Spring Air's international licensees and staff met at Herb Morgenstern's 150,000-square-foot factory in Fresno, which the group toured. FRESNO, Calif. — Spring Air licensee Herb Morgenstern recently hosted almost three dozen ...
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Real Deals on Furniture and Home Décor here will hold a ribbon cutting this Saturday, Dec. 21, for what store officials say is the world's largest mattress. Workers put the finishing touches on a mattress that measures 38 by 80 ...
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Top 15 bedding producers generally see modest gains for the industry next year,one that would keep bedding on a growth track. Another growth year would be welcome,but the ride could be a bit rocky.Some producers see a year of ups and ...
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Mammoth Technologies' team of leading industry professionals has been boosted with the addition of renowned sleep expert Dr Jason Ellis. The innovative mattress manufacturer has recruited Jason - from BBC TV's Goodnight Britain – as ...
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Continental Ticking Corp. of America, owner of CT Nassau Tape and CT Nassau Ticking, has broken ground on a $1.3 million, 35,000-square-foot expansion of its operations here. The addition will be used to support the company's extruding ...
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Pacific Coast Feather Co. says it will rebuild its mattress pad production operations in Gastonia, N.C., concluding a search for a new facility that began after the company's Wayne, Neb., plant was destroyed by a tornado last fall. The ...
UK bedding brand, The Fine Bedding Company, has launched a new website to boost online sales and help it achieve ambitious growth in 2014. The website, which has been designed and built by Manchester-based digital agency, Studio North, ...
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There is no question Surfaces is the industry’s largest all-encompassing trade show in North America. And in 2014, it promises to be even bigger and better with the addition of a new trade show, TileExpo running in conjunction with ...
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HOUSTON — Mattress Firm has appointed industry veteran and philanthropist Roger Magowitz executive director of the Mattress Firm Foundation. He will oversee the day-to-day operations of the foundation, which raises awareness and funds ...
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